Monthly Archives: January 2018

First picture of the upcoming Fujifilm X-A5 camera with Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens

The first picture of the upcoming Fujifilm X-A5 camera with Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens leaked online courtesy of Digicame-info. The new Fuji XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens is not a pancake and it doesn’t have power zoom as some have suggested before (our initial report was correct). The new X-A5 no longer has the focus […]

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Ricoh is rumored to announce a new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera

Ricoh is rumored to announce a new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera according to Nokishita (via PentaxRumors). The Pentax K-1 DSLR was officially announced in February 2016. The price of the camera recently dropped to $1,779.95.

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Pictures of the rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens

A quick update on my previous post from earlier today – here are several pictures of the rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens courtesy of Weibo:

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More info on the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens

Some additional information on the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens: to be announced in March field of view: 115 degrees 49mmm filter will be available for Sony E, Canon EOS M and Fujifilm X mounts ZERO-D lens (“Close to zero distortion” like the previous 15mm f/2 ZERO-D and 12mm f/2.8 […]

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Rumored Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount to be announced in mid-February

The previously rumored Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount will be announced in mid-February. Here is the updated information:

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Interview with Sony on their G-Master GM series of lenses (part 2)

DC.Watch published part 2 of their interview with Sony executives involved in the development of the high-end Sony G-Master (GM) series of lenses. Here is the recap by SonyAddict: 

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Irix wide angle lenses are now on sale (15% off)

The Irix Blackstone wide angle full frame DSLR lenses are now 15% off until February 10th. Check out the details at: B&H Photo Adorama Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon DE Amazon FR Amazon IT Update: in Europe only some stores are offering the 15% discount (with free shipping): Photo24.co.uk (UK, but ships to EU) Photo24.fr (France) […]

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Fujifilm FinePix XP130 waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof camera announced

Fujifilm officially announced the previously rumored FinePix XP130 camera (waterproof up to 20m, shockproof up to 1.75m, freezeproof and dustproof). The full press release can be found here, US pricing and pre-order links are available here. Technical specifications:

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